Machine for applying dry transfers of markings



March 30, 194-3. E I K ND 2,315,381

MACHINE FOR APPLYING'DRY TRANSFERS OF MARKINGS Filed Aug. 14, 1941 I: Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENT OR .ZdwardE. Zzqfldzzd BY m ATTORNEY 3 are}! 19434 E. E. ZISKIND' MACHINE FOR APPLYING DRY TRANSFERS OF MARKINGS Filed Aug. 14, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 V ATTORNEY March 30, 1943.

E. E. ZISKIND MACHINE FOR APPLYING DRY TRANSFERS OF MARKINGS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Aug. 14, 1941 Patented Mar. 30, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING DRY TRANSFERS: OF MARKINGS' 8 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for applying dry transfers of markings. More particularly, the invention contemplates the construction of a machine capable of applying dry transfers from anupright position.

This invention contemplates characterizing the machine by a vertical member over which various articles may be placed such as felt hats, felt bodies, straw hats, straw bodies and the like, in a way that the dry transfer may be applied to the inner top portion of the crown of the hat or hat'body, or at a top location of other articles, or on the flat surface of gloves, woolen goods, linens, cotton goods, silks, and other textile mixtures, or on the fiat surface of fur skins, leather skins, calling for special markings, or trade marks, or identification markings, by the pressure of the hand on the article, or by a pressure unit applied on top or over the article, thereby immediately making an imprint from the dry transfer paper to the article, under which runs the web of dry transfer paper, the printing matter facing upwards, and which web of dry transfer paper rests on heating unit.

Still further the invention proposes providing the vertical member with a heat unit mounted across the top portion thereof for supplying the necessary heat to accomplish the transferring operation.

The invention also contemplates the provision of guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of the vertical member.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of means for advancing the web of dry transfer material in sections of a pre-selected length.

Still further the invention proposes to characterize the advancing means mentioned in the previous paragraph by an operator lever which may be manually operated.

In another form of. the invention a certain Fig. l is a perspective view of a machine forapplying dry transfers constructed. in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 isa sideelevational view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is 'a plan view of Fig. 1'.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the. line 4 -4 of Fig. 2'.

Fig. 5" is a sectional view of? certain parts shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed view of a portion of Fig. 2.

- Fig. 7 is a horizontal" enlarged sectional view taken on the line of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of a machine for applying transfers constructed. in accordance with another form of this invention.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is another perspective view showing a portion of Fig. 8.

The machine for applying dry transfers, in' accordance with this invention, includes a vertical member I'll over; which various articles may be placed. This vertical member ID is adapted tostand H and preferably has several legs 1:2 by

which: it-may be rested on a table, bench or the like. A heat unit I3 is mounted within the interior of the-vertical member [0. This heat unit projects from thetop of thevertical member. At this point it is provided with :a heat unit M formed with a suitably shaped metal top, capable of effectively heating thetop portion of a headsection |5- mounted onthe top of the vertical member. The details of the heating unit will notbe given this specification as it forms no part of theinventien.

Gui'd'emeans is" provided for guiding a webiii of dry transfer material upone side and over the top and downthe other-sideofthe vertical mem-' her It This guide meansincludes a bracket ll mountedon oneside of the'vertical member l0 and supports a guide roll I-8- beneath which the The guide means includes an web It passes; other bracket I9 mounted above the bracket I land f-ormedwith a. passage-2i! -(seeFig. 7') throughwhich the web I6 passes. Within this passage 20, there are several blocks 2-1 slidablymounted upon the bracket I 9. These blocks 21 are laterall-y adiiustable; Each blockis provided with an adjustmentscrew 2-2 mounted upon the bracket IS. The arrangement is such that the adjustment screws 22 may be turned in one direction or the other to advance or retract the blocks 2I so that the blocks engage the edges of the web I6 to properly guide the web.

The web I6 then continues upwards over a roller or guide bracket 23 which is mounted upon the top portion of the vertical member II]. At a point diametrically opposite the location of the roller 23 there is a similar roller 23 over which the web l6 extends. The web I6 then passes down through a bracket I9 provided with adjustably mounted blocks 2| as previously de scribed. The web I6 then continues downwards between a pair of rollers or guide brackets 25 and 26 mounted on the bracket 21 which in turn 7 is mounted on the side of the vertical member Ill, The roller 25 carries a spring operated pawl 28 which engages a rachet wheel 29 fixedly mounted on the bracket 21 by several rivets 30 or other similar fastening elements. The pawl 28 and ratchet are so directed that the web I6 may be freely pulled downwards, but it is restrained from moving upwards.

The web I6 comes off the supply roll I6 which is mounted on a bracket 3| projecting from the stand II. This bracket 3| is provided with a removable screw 32 upon which the roll I6 is mounted.

Means is provided for advancing the web I6 in sections of a pre-selected length. This means includes a lever 33 which is engaged over the vertical member It. For this reason the lever 33 has an opening 44 through which the vertical member ID passes. The rear end of the lever 33 is pivotally mounted by a pintle 35 on the top of the stand II. The front portion of the lever 33 is provided with an opening 36 through which the web. I6 passes. A counter-pressure roller 31 is supported by a bracket 38 upon the bottom face of the lever 33 immediately adjacent theopenings 36. A gripper jaw 39 is co actable with the counter-pressure drum 31 for gripping the web IE to move it downwards, This gripper jaw 39 has a rearwardly extending hollow stem 46 which slidably passes through a projection 4| on the bottom of the lever 33.

A rod 42 is slidably mounted in and projects from the stem 40. An expansion spring 43 is disposed within the stem 49 and normally urges the rod 42 outwards. The rear end of the rod 42 is pivotally connected with toggle members 44 and 45. The toggle member 44 is pivotally mounted on the stand II while the toggle member 45 is pivotally mounted on the lever 33.

The adjacent ends of the toggle member are pivotally eonnected together by a pin 46 which passes through an opening in the rear of the rod 42. A stop member 41 has a threaded stem :38 by which it is adjustably mounted on the projection 4|. This stop member 41 is capable of striking one of the legs I2 of the stand II for limiting the distance through which the lever 33 may be moved downwards.

Several pins 49 are mounted on the sides of the vertical member ID and project in the path of motion of the lever 33 to limit upward motion of the lever. A spring 50 is connected between the lever 33 and the vertical member ID and normally urges the lever into said vertical position.

The operation of the device is as follows:

An article may be placed against that portion of the web I6 which is extended across the top of the vertical member so that the dry transfer is impressed on the article. Then the lever 33 may be moved downwards from its completely raised position, indicated by the dot and dash lines 33' in Fig. 2, to a bottom position in which the stop member 41 strikes the foot I2. During the early part of the downward stroke of the lever 33 the toggle members 44 and 45 move the gripper jaw 39 forwards so that the web I6 is forced against the drum 31 by which operation the web I6 is tightly gripped. During continued downward motion of the lever 33 the web I6 is drawn a distance determined by the adjustment of the stop member 41. I

When the lever 33 is released it moves upwards to its top position due to the returning action of the spring 50. During the initial upward motion of the lever 33, that portion of the web I6 immediately above the gripper jaw 39 will become slack, but the rollers 25 and 26 will prevent the remaining portion of the web I6 from loosening. When the lever 33 reaches the position shown by the full lines in Fig. 2, the gripper jaw 39 will start moving free from the drum 31 which releases the web I6 so that the slacked portion now falls through the openings 36 and straightens out. The advancing means is now ready to repeat the operation.

In Figs. 8 and 9 a modification of the invention is disclosed which is similar to the prior form, except for the fact that a spring motor has been provided for moving the lever 33 downwards instead of requiring manual motion of the lever, The spring motor includes a drum 5| housing a spring 52. One end of this spring is attached by a fastening element 53 with the drum. The other end is attached by fastening elements 54 with a stem 55 which freely passes coaxially through the drum.

The drum 5| is provided with gear teeth 56 which are engaged by a spring pressed pawl 51 holding the drum 5| from normally unwinding. The spring pressed pawl 51 is mounted on ,a standard 58 mounted on the vertical member ID. The standard 53 also slidably supports a rack 59. Another standard 69 also mounted on the vertical member I0 assists in supporting the rack 59. A knob 6| is on the top of the rack 59 and is located at a position so that it may readily be depressed when a felt hat or any other article is pressed down upon the top of the vertical member ID.

The rack 59 meshes with a gear 62 which is freely rotative on the stem 55. The gear 62 carries a spring urged pawl 63 which engages a ratchet 64 fixedly mounted on the gear 56 or drum 5|. The arrangement is such that when the rack 59 is pressed downwards rotations will be transmitted to the drum 5| to wind the spring 52. However, when the rack 59 moves upwards the pawl 63 will merely idle over the ratchet 64.

Another gear 65 is fixedly mounted on the stem 55 by a pin 66. This gear 65 meshes with a gear 61 rotatively supported. A catch rod 68 is slidably mounted by standards 69 on the member Ill. The catch rod 68 is capable of engaging the teeth of the gear 61 to hold the gear from turning. The catch rod 68 engages into a tubular portion 10 of a bracket 1| mounted on the rack 59. A spring 12 is mounted within the tubular portion 10 normally urging the catch rod 68 downwards.

The gear 61 meshes with a gear 13 freely mounted on the pintle 35 of the lever 33. VA ratchet 14 is fixedly mounted to the lever 33 coaxial of the pintle 35. A spring urged pawl 75, is mounted upon the side of the gear 13and' engages the ratchet 14. The arrangement is such that the spring motor may drive the gear 13 and then the pawl 75 will drive the lever 33 downwards.

- A cable It is connected with the pawl 15 and with a pivotally mounted lever 71. This pivotally mounted lever is pivotally supported intermediate of its ends on a bracket 18 mounted on the vertical member It). An arm 19 projects from the tubular portion 70 of the arm H and is capable of striking the tail end of the lever 11 for pivoting the lever to release the pawl 15. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form and like parts are identified by like reference numerals.

In this form of; the invention a pressure lever li is shown to be pivotally held by the screws 32, so that the hat or other article may be pressed against the dry transfer over the heat unit It by a suitable pad li when the handle H of the pressure lever H is pressed downwardly.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The lever 33 is in its down position where it is held because spring 58 is weaker than spring 52 and cannot wind the latter. When the knob Si is depressed the rack 59 will move downwards and indirectly wind the spring 52. During the initial downward movement of the rack 59 the catch rod 68 moves down engaging the gear 61 and holding the gear stationary. This prevents the spring 52 from unwinding. Whenthe rack is in its completely down position the arm 19 will strike the lever 71 moving the pawl and freeing the lever 33 which is immediately raised by the spring Ell to its top position in which it strikes the pins 45. When the article which receives the transfer is lifted off the knob 6| the rack 59 will move to its top position. During the initial portion of this motion the pawl 75 reengaged the ratchet 1-3. During the latter portion of this motion the catch rod 63 frees the gear 6'7. The spring 52 then transmits rotations to the gear 13 and through th medium of the pawl 55 and ratchet [4 drives the lever 33 to its down position. During this downward motion of the lever 33 the web 56 will advance. The device is now in its initial position with the operation ready to be repeated. In other respects the operation of this form of the invention is identical to the previous form.

The size, shape and material used of the various mechanism in the device may be changed as desired and may be covered by a suitable housing to give the device a smooth outside effect.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in th appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selected length, including a pivotally mounted lever mounted upon, thebottom portion of said vertical member and having'a passage through whichsaid web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum for gripping said web.

2. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selected length, including a pivotally mounted lever mounted upon the bottom portion of said vertical member and having a passage through which said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum for gripping said web, and toggle members mounted between said lever and a stationary part for advancing and retracting said gripper jaw.

3. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selecteu length, including a pivotally mounted mounted upon the bottom portion of said vertical member and having a passage through which said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum for gripping said web, and toggle members mounted between said lever and a stationary part for advancing and retracting said gripper jaw, and an 'adjustably mounted stop for limiting downward motion of said lever.

4. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfe material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selected length, including a pivotally mounted lever mounted upon the bottom portion of said ver tical member and having a passage through which said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum for gripping said web, and toggle members mounted between said lever and a stationary part for advancing and retracting said gripper jaw, and an adjustably mounted stop for limiting downward motion of said lever, resilient means normally urging said lever upwards.

5. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a Vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selected length, including a pivotally mounted lever lever mounted upon the bottom portion of said vertical member and having a passage through which said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum fo gripping said web, and toggle members mounted between said lever and a stationary part for advancing and retracting said gripper jaw, and an adjustably mounted stop for limiting downward motion of said lever, resilient means normally urging said leve upwards, and a spring motor for moving said lever downwards, said spring motor including a depressible rack for winding the same.

6. A machine for applying dry transfers in upright positions, comprising a vertical member over which various articles may be placed, a heat unit mounted across the top portion of said vertical member, guide means for guiding a web of dry transfer material up one side and over the top and down the other side of said vertical member, and means for advancing said web of dry transfer material in sections of pre-selected length, including a pivotally mounted lever mounted upon the bottom portion of said vertical member and having a passage through which said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted beneath said lever, and a gripper jaw cooperative with said counter-pressure drum for gripping said web, and toggle members mounted between said lever and a stationary part for advancing and retracting said gripper jaw, and an adjustably mounted stop for limiting downward motion of said lever, resilient means normally urging said lever upwards, and a spring motor for moving said lever downwards, said spring motor including a depressible rack for winding the same, latching means for holding the spring motor wound, and means for releasing said latching means to cause said spring motor to unwind and move said lever downwards.

7. A machine for applying transfers, compris ing a member over which various articles may be placed, guide means for guiding a web of transfer material along one side across the face thereof and along the other side of said member, a lever pivotally mounted on said member to have its free end adjacent the free end of said web and formed with a passage through which the free end of said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted on the underside of said lever and engaging one side of said web, and a gripper jaw mounted on the underside of said lever and engaging the other side of said web to cooperate with said drum to grip and advance said web when said lever is pushed downwards.

8. A machine for applying transfers, comprising a member over which various articles may be placed, guide means for guiding a web of transfer material along one side across the face thereof and along the other side of said member, a leve pivotally mounted on said member to have its free end adjacent the free end of said web and formed with a passage through which the free end of said web passes, a counter-pressure drum mounted on the underside of said lever and engaging one side of said web, and a gripper jaw mounted on the underside of said lever and engaging the other side of said web to cooperate with said drum to grip and advance said web when said lever is pushed downwards and means for moving said gripper jaw towards said counter-pressure drum on the down stroke of said lever to grip said web and for moving said gripger jaw away from said counter-pressure drum on the up stroke of said lever to free the end of said web after being advanced.

EDWARD E. ZISKIND. 

